I. noun
also pan·ta·graph ˈpantəˌgraf, -rȧf
Etymology: French pantographe, from pant- + -graphe -graph
1.
a. : an instrument for copying (as a map or plan) on any predetermined scale consisting of four light rigid bars adjustably jointed in parallelogram form so that as one tracing point is moved over the outline to be copied the other makes the desired copy
b. : a linkwork of similar construction or a lazy-tongs device used as a reducing motion for an indicator, a parallel motion for a beam engine, or in a similar function
2. : an electrical trolley carried by a collapsible and adjustable frame
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II. transitive verb
: to copy with a pantograph
intransitive verb
: to function by the use of a pantograph